Posted by Lieutenant Solomon Kane (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Taggart The Terrible (Patient)

Posted by Captain Chris Taggart (Captain) in Main Sim - Taggart The Terrible (Patient)

Posted by Lieutenant Solomon Kane (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Taggart The Terrible (Patient)
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Kane barked at the nurses and medical staff. “Get that gurney ready. Bell! Check that vacuum dressing and make sure it doesn’t get jostled while we take His Higness to his quarters. Conrad, I swear to all the gods above if you so much as think about giving him a glass of water I will wear your guts for a hat. He just had abdominal surgery. Think, man! And I don’t care that he out ranks you. He can order all he wants…” and he looked at Taggart and grinned wickedly, “… Right now he’s just a poor widdle baby all hurt and mending.” and he made crying motions at his eyes before laughing. “Oh, Taggart… remind me never to get hurt enough you have to be my attending. Just let me die.” His voice was his typical sarcastic harshness, but another doctor would recognize there was a high level of professional care in what he said… just not how he said it.

Kane, CMO

Kane, CMO

Chris tried not to laugh but on a serious note he hated how this undermined his authority some in the presence of junior officers and enlisted. But he will have rum to help him out after the good DOCTOR and his crew left him alone. He just looked up at Kane. “You good sir. Can go ahead and eat a satchel full of Richards.”

Lord Taggart CO Fellowship of the Warp

Kane looked at him and said “I see the sedatives are still in effect. Weak comeback like that… well, it’s either the sedatives or your intellect. Both bring on sleepiness and yawning after all.” and he gave the man a gentle nudge on the ribs… just enough to have him try not to laugh and clench the abdominal muscles, knowing it would hurt.

Kane, CMO

“Weak maybe but still better than your bedside manner.” He took the hint from Kane and tried to keep quiet. “Hey. Thanks.”

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Kane looked down at him and uncharacteristically grinned. Shaking his head, he said “Shut the hell up, Taggart.” but he put a hand on his shoulder as he walked away. “Conrad!! What the %@#$& are you doing?! Have you ever moved a gurney, or is this your first day alive? Move. H’tad! Barshink! Please assist Mr. Conrad in trying to deliver our patient in as few pieces as possible! Bell! Get ready for patient transfer and then we’ll roll his old butt to his quarters!”

Kane, CMO

When they finally managed to get Taggart to his room, Bridie was there. She had managed to rearrange the furniture to make room for the gurney to get to his room. His bed had been set up so he could sit up at the slightest incline possible to be comfortable but not go against the outline Kane had given on his recovery.

As they came in, she got up from the couch where she had obviously been dozing and wiped her eyes. “Hi guys… it’s all ready for you.” She nodded and pointed in the direction of the bedroom. She then leaned against the wall and crossed her arms, stifling a yawn as they came in.

Bridie
CE

“Let’s get him in bed. Taggart, I’m coming in here twice a day to check your bag and your wounds. But if you feel anything outside the norm, you call. And dont think you know best. You dont. You got stabbed by a sword, so you are not qualified to make decisions on your own health.” Kane said as the gurney made it’s way to the side of the bed. The medical staff slowly and carefully moved him over and got him settled.

Kane, CMO

“Fine. Just for the record the guy who ran me through was a freaking vampire with superhuman speed and strength and not to mention over 400 years of sword practice over me. So not like I went down by some noob.” He looked around. “Where is my TV so I can watch my movies? I will get up to do that and you know I will.” He was tired already and hurting.

Captain Chris Taggart, CO

“Meh meh meh four hundred years blah blah blah… even Mwezi would agree… shoulda just nuked ‘em from orbit. But nooooo… you had to go all King Arthur. By the way…” and he put his hand up to mouth and mock-whispered, “… you don’t know how to fence.” and then he looked at one of the staff. “Well? you heard the man. TV. Movies. Chop-chop.” and he clapped his hands.

Kane, CMO

Bridie laughed and shook her head. “The controls are by the bed, Chris.” She moved to his side and handed him the controller that would allow him to watch and look at what he wanted on the screen mounted on the wall by the bed.

Glancing at Kane over her shoulder, she sneered. “Chop, chop? Really?” She rolled her eyes and shook her head and looked back at Taggart. “You get comfortable, I’m gonna talk to the Doc about your after care.” She then turned and smiled at those in the room. “Let the man rest… everyone back to the living room.” She smiled a bit brighter at Kane. “Chop chop.” She waved her hands to get everyone out of the bedroom.

Once in the other room, she crossed her arms. There was obvious concern on her face. “So what can he eat, drink, not eat, not drink?” She looked to the Medical Chief for guidance on how to make sure the Captain recovered as soon as possible.

Bridie
CE

When they were leaving the room Chris already had Hellraiser playing. He got comfy in the bed and let out an “ahhhh” before watching.

Lord Taggart CO Fellowship of the Warp

Kane glared at the little woman. “You are the Chief Engineer, right? Good. Go Engineer something and leave his care to us. Last I checked, colostomy bags and fecal sample collection weren’t real high on the warp core syllabus. And no visitors. Bye.” and he looked at Bell and said “Get her outta here.” and he walked back into Taggart’s room.

Bell watched him leave and then looked at the Engineer. “You better go. This isn’t a fight you can win. trust me. But the Captain is in good hands. don’t you worry.” and Bell gestured to the door.

Inside Taggart’s room, Kane let the door close and then stood next to Taggart’s bed. He looked back over his shoulder at the tv, and then picked up the remote and shut it off. Looking down at the man through the strands of hair, Kane said “You were lucky, you know that? half inch either way and you would’a never seen those stupid movies again. And you may still have some… issues… going forward. So you are gonna eat and drink what I say, when I say. And you aren’t gonna back talk. Otherwise, I will ship your butt off this ship and send you somewhere you would really hate… Oh, I know. Fleet Headquarters. Make them think you need a desk job in Personnel for a few months. So don’t mess up the recovery, got it?”

Kane, CMO

“Hey! Why did you turn that off?!” Chris snapped before hearing what Kane said. “You are right. I am a doctor but I am not my doctor. You are. There is a lesson for lawyers that says Only a fool represents himself. Same thing with a physician. I will do as you say and I am aware of potential problems later on. I was not lucky. I was damn lucky and I am very grateful to you and your team for saving me. I truly am. Do you want to watch this with me?”

Chris

Kane looked at him and said “I spent the better portion of the last few days dealing with werewolves, vampires, overzealous Engineers, and your guts… No. I don’t want to watch a flick where people get flayed alive. Besides, the special effects are terrible. That doesn’t even look like blood.” He picked up the remote and turned it back on. “Watch. Relax. Sleep. Clear liquids and plain foods for ninety six hours.” and he turned and walked out of the room.

Kane, CMO

Chris just smiled the best he could he and nodded and went back to watching the movie. Moving his hand slowly he picked up the cup with water in it and slowly brought it to his lips to take a drink from the straw from it. “Ahh”

Chris CO

Something was wandering through the halls, watching, thinking. The screen for Chris’ movie blinked in front of him and then went out. After a moment a voice said, seemingly in his mind, Hm. Weakened. But you won’t draw attention to yourself. Hello Christopher. He couldn’t move.

-Fate

“What the?” Chris said either out loud or in his mind. He could move to get the remote or even speak to the computer. Then he heard the voice… “What in the universe is going on? Who and what are you and what are you doing on this ship?” Again he didn’t know if he actually spoke the words or not.

Captain Chris Taggart CO

The door slid open and Kane came into the room. He grabbed the remote and turned off the movie. ” see those machines there? They monitor your vital signs. Your blood pressure just spiked. No more horror movies for three days.” and he turned to walk back out the door.

Kane, CMO

Uh uh uh Christopher. Not yet. Warning your crew would have… severe results.

-Fate

“Thank you doctor Solomon.” Chris said. In his inner voice he said. Fine Venom. I didn’t. What do you want?

Captain Chris Taggart CO

Kane went through the doors and let them close, and then froze a sec. He looked at the assembled staff that was gathering up things and said “What are his readings right now?” and he grabbed the monitor and looked. Every was pretty normal. Slight elevation in heart rate and blood pressure. But something was off. He took his tricorder and looked at Bell.

Quietly he said “Get everyone out. Something is wrong. Get the XO and Security here. He may be having a neural episode or something else, but called me ‘doctor Solomon’. He knows I’m not a doctor and I never go by that name. So get the XO and security here. And dont let anyone in.” and he watched them leave.

Kabe then walked back in and said “Forgot to set your colostomy bag schedule. Now remember, you have to change bags every six hours, waste or not. Do not pull some crap like you did after that hernia you got waterskiing on Risa. Got it?”

Kane, CMO

Chris looked surprised as Kane came back in unexpectedly. “Well if I could pull crap like that again, then I’d need two bags! I’m full of sh*t you know doctor. Besides, why do I have to change them? Can’t an orderly do it? You know I’ll just get it everywhere.”

He lean up a bit but it hurt so he laid back down. “Pssst. Pissst. Solomon.” He said whispering and waving his hand to come here like he had a secret. “Can you put in one of my musicals? You know how I love my musicals. I do not care which one. Surprise me good sir.”

Captain Chris Taggart/Venom. CO/Symbiote

Kane looked at Taggart and simply said “Not now.” and he looked around as if expecting to find some kind of surveillance device or something. “But yes, Christopher… I do know how you love a good musical number. Maybe tomorrow. For now, you need to rest. Do you need something to help you sleep?” he asked, trying to glean meaning as to what was going on… because something was going on.

Kane, CMO

“Very well” He said with a frown. “I’ll watch it tomorrow. But I don’t know if you got anything that will help me sleep. My head is........”Thinking about what the thing said about not being good for the crew if he told Kane or anyone........”is fine. My head is fine and I’ll just try to get some sleep Doctor. Goodnight.”

Captain Chris Taggart CO